The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-23

Hoffman S c!oaks are fine and rare.
They cause men, women and children
TO stare,
And as they attempt to 90
Into Hotfman's store they flow,
The bargains are so great, they are
forced to buy
Before even they at other places try.
While coming f om Greenville Mon
day gang Of grown wild turkeys. about
one dozen. crossed the road a few wards
IN front Of US and stopped about twenty
tive yards from the road until we passed
on.
On September 2sth we will get -
pieces of beautiful dress goods in tricots,
tiannels, mohairs and cashmcres which in
addition to our stock, will make ours
the most complete line OF dress goods in
town. z. y. Hugs 4 Co
Scotland Neck sent the County jail two
new boarders Wednesday morning, one
for stealing a horse and buggy for q
nights ride, the 9th CT for malicious dam
age to personal property In taking away
and hiding a machinery wheel and a
buggy wheel.
The attention of the public is called to
the fact that our millinery department
will be conducted on much more extern
sive scale this season than heretofore.
Having procured the services of two
ladies, Misses annie Robertson and
annie Brunette, Of wide experience and
great popularity; aud having selected
with much care, large and handsome
stock of millinery goods. we feel wall
rantsd III making the announcement that
the most faStldiouS can not fail to be
pleased If they will call and examine our
goods. n. b Josey d Co.
We call attention to our new Norfolk
dvertlsenents- Luther SheldOn-Not-
tmghem x Wren1-and -. F. Greenwood
i Bro-and Velline Soap Co. We know
the first three firms personally. There
are no better firms and we advise our
readers to read their advertisements and
also the felline advertisement. 1t is
hard to use too much sOap-the next
time you buy soap you had better try
Vellipe.
We were at Greehyille last Monday.
saw many old friends and had q good
time generally. There is no cleveref peo-
pie than Pitt bsbtle; DR.. James has
sold his hotel to the hands5tist EleYer,
and polite Elias Moore, who seems to
have his whole soul and all his energies
enlisted to make his patrons comfortable
and contented. Mr.. Hfedrs Keeps a most
excellent hotel, and feeds remarkable
we'll for an inland house away from the
great markets; and the cooking depart
ment under vi. Sfon+e's own supervision
is fine. and all tables ere handsomely
served. We would advise all who visit
Greenvillc to stop with friend Moore.
We notice between Scotland Neck and
Greenville that the E6ttCn snd Germ crops
are not nearly so COOL as we expected
from what we had seen two months ago
over the road. Corn crops are fair, cot
ton CROPS are at least one-thIrd short
We notice many fields Of eoft3 en- such
poor land, and so badly cultivated, that
we know the crop made on these fields
will not pay for the planting and cultiv-
alton. Why viii orr farmers be so un-
wise as to cultivate such lands. Cant
they see, and don't they know that the
cultivation of such lands il anything, is
the broad upcbstructed road to poverty
AMI dcsututiony
Judge Ship is holding court tins week
and next in Greenville. Major Gillian,
and James Edwin Moore ar e in attend
ance, and Solicitor Worthngton. of
home lawyers, we had the pleasure oc
haking hands with Nessrs. Latham,
Skinner, Suggs, Murp by, Bernard Moore,
James and young MI. Moore son OF
Gus Moore. Besides these we saw any
old trends and acquaintance whom we
had not seen for many years.